Andrew Hoffman | University of Michigan (original) (raw)

Papers by Andrew Hoffman

Buildings are the nation’s greatest energy consumers. Forty percent of all our energy is used for... more Buildings are the nation’s greatest energy consumers. Forty percent of all our energy is used for heating, cooling, lighting, and powering machines and devices in buildings. And despite decades of investment in green construction technologies, residential and commercial buildings remain stubbornly energy inefficient. This book looks beyond the technological and material aspects of green construction to examine the cultural, social, and organizational shifts that sustainable building requires, examining the fundamental challenge to centuries-long traditions in design and construction that green building represents. The contributors consider the changes associated with green building through a sociological and organizational lens. They discuss shifts in professional expertise created by new social concerns about green building, including evolving boundaries of professional jurisdictions; changing industry strategies and structures, including the roles of ownership, supply firms, and m...

In 1997, John Browne set the British Petroleum Corporation (BP) on a new course, acknowledging th... more In 1997, John Browne set the British Petroleum Corporation (BP) on a new course, acknowledging that climate change was a significant issue, vowing to control the corporation's carbon footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and devoting resources to the development of renewable energy sources. For this bold plan, the company received tremendous accolades from the press, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000

Organizational Dynamics, 2012

harvard business review, Oct 1, 2007

We don't know precisely how climate change will alter the planet, but two things are certain... more We don't know precisely how climate change will alter the planet, but two things are certain: Its complex environmental impact will directly affect business, society, and ecosystems; and governments will seek to mitigate its effects with farreaching regulations. Until recently, companies have for the most part freely emitted carbon, but they will increasingly find that those emissions have a steep price, both monetary and social. As a result, businesses that continue to sit on the sidelines will be badly handicapped relative to those that are now ...

Organization Science, Jan 1, 2001

American Behavioral Scientist, 1999

The Academy of Management Review, 2002

Page 1. o Academy of Management Review 2002, Vol. 27, No. 1, 41-57. BARRIERS TO RESOLUTION IN IDE... more Page 1. o Academy of Management Review 2002, Vol. 27, No. 1, 41-57. BARRIERS TO RESOLUTION IN IDEOLOGICALLY BASED NEGOTIATIONS: THE ROLE OF VALUES AND INSTITUTIONS KIMBERLY A. WADE-BENZONI New York University ...

We hope to offer a view of the field that may allow the B&NE scholar to understand the overall la... more We hope to offer a view of the field that may allow the B&NE scholar to understand the overall landscape as well as its various contours. At the same time, we hope to stimulate reflection and debate over the state of the fi eld of B&NE scholarship and where it might be going. To that end, we do not offer the definitive final word, but rather a perspective and commentary upon which we hope others will build. At this time in the history of B&NE research, we have an opportunity to explore the ways in which corporate practice has been studied and theorized as a backdrop for thinking about renewed ways in which it could be studied. It is important for the training of new scholars who enter the domain to periodically take stock of where senior scholars have laid the field’s foundations.